Shimmering neon lights

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

 

jessica-lloyd-jones-dripUp-and-coming artist Jessica Lloyd-Jones is one to watch out for. With a completed fellowship in New York already under her belt and an international exhibition in Chicago to look forward to, it looks like the cosmos is the limit for this recently graduated fine artist.

Jessica Lloyd-Jones lists her main sources of inspiration as science, technology and light. The sculptural artwork the young artist produces explores a convergence of these subjects – and is as diverse in form as the umbrella term ‘fine art’ allows, from a few glowing strands of glass seaweed to a neon-filled glass sculpture of a human heart.

A fascination with hidden phenomena in the natural world such as the aurora borealis the northern lights), biological electricity and bioluminescence (the process by which living things give off a natural light) is what fuels Jessica’s work. Her art explores these fantastical subjects and questions the boundary between science fiction and science fact.

Working part time in a science museum means that even when Jessica is not researching the natural environment, experimenting with materials and creating new artwork, the domains of science and technology still play a huge part in her ideas. The artist will have less time for a part time job this year, however, as a recent group exhibition in Stoke (Conjunction 08), an artist’sjessica-lloyd-jones-pulseresidency at the new Ruthin Craft Centre and another visit to America to prepare for SOFA will be taking up a lot of her time.

The initiative at Ruthin Craft Centre aims to forge links between applied and public art, and until the end of February 2009 Jessica will be creating a public artwork from her investigation into materials light and space.

Call in at Ruthin Craft Centre to find out more about her work, or alternatively visit: www.jessicalloyd-jones.com, www.urbanglass.org or www.ruthincraftcentre.org.uk

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